Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Canonical is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with over 1,200 colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles.

The IS team at Canonical supports and maintains all of Canonical's IT production services. The team is responsible for running services used by more than 60 million Ubuntu users. As a Senior SRE & Gitops engineer you will drive operations automation to the next level in both private and public clouds, leveraging open source infrastructure‑as‑code tools, CI/CD pipelines, and Canonical products for software operation automation.

• Drive the development of automation and Gitops as an embedded tech lead.
• Collaborate closely with the IS architect to align solutions with the IS architecture vision.
• Design and architect services that the IS can offer to the organization as products.
• Apply experience of IaC to develop infrastructure as code practices by constantly increasing automation and improving IaC processes.
• Automate software operations for re‑usability and consistency across private and public clouds, taking into account distributed system complexities.
• Maintain operational responsibility for all of Canonical's core services, networks, and infrastructure.
• Develop skills in troubleshooting, capacity planning, and performance investigation; set up, maintain, and use observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch; design, implement, and maintain monitoring and alerting for various systems and services.
• Provide assistance and collaborate with globally distributed engineering, operations, and support peers.
• Receive uninterrupted development time to focus on larger projects and automation of manual tasks.
• Share experience, know‑how, and best practices with other team members in design sessions, mentorship, and collaborative work.
• Carry final responsibility for time‑critical escalations.

• A modern view on hosting architecture, driven by infrastructure as code across both private and public clouds.
• A product mindset thriving to develop products rather than solutions.
• Python software development experience with large projects.
• Experience working with Kubernetes or other container orchestration systems.
• Proven exposure to manage and deploy cloud infrastructure with code.
• Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls.
• Affinity with various forms of Linux storage, from Ceph to databases.
• Hands‑on experience administering enterprise Linux servers.
• Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies.
• Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in computer science or related engineering field.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Motivated to troubleshoot from kernel to web and willingness to ask for help when appropriate.
• A willingness to be flexible and learn new things quickly.
• Inspired by the needs of fast‑changing environments.
• Happy to work within distributed teams.
• Passionate about open‑source, especially Ubuntu or Debian.

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; to succeed, we must be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Software Development